Colcannon

In honor of St. Patrick's day, we partook in "colcannon." Colcannon is the traditional Irish meal of

cabbages and mashed potatoes. Thank you to a sweet class Grandma, we had delicious mashed potatoes- and I boiled the cabbage.I was impressed that some of these kids literally cleaned their plates! It was a fun day... Especially hearing what they thought cabbages smelled like. 

Holidays Around the World

Each teacher in 1st grade represented a country. Mrs. Ramirez represented Puerto Rico, and we learned about Three Kings Day, parrandas, and salsa dancing. I also made arroz con dulce (similiar to a rice pudding) for the kids to try, (thanks to my Mother in Law for the yummy recipe). It was so much fun! Enjoy the pictures.

"_____ the Red Nosed Reindeer"

Wear Red for Rudolph!

Penguins/Pingüino

Today was a day that we studied penguins! We studied their habitats, their climate preference, and learned about different types of penguins. We read a few stories, and watched a short video on Brain Pop about the Emperor Penguins. After learning so much our brains hurt, we made a fun little penguin craft. After making the penguin craft-step by step, I let the kids take over the camera. I allowed 2 kids to be the camera operators, and make a video documenting what some of the kids learned. So cool. This is the first video they've made...so please excuse the shakiness. Practice makes perfect! :)